During my recent trip to Mexico to check out the luxurious new TRS Yucatan resort on the Riviera Maya as well as a hard-hat tour of the site of the soon-to-open TRS Playa Mujeres, near Cancun (stay tu…
InterContinental Hotels Group unveils upscale voco brand
InterContinental Hotels Group has launched voco, its new upscale hotel brand, alongside announcing a first signing in Australia.voco will focus primarily on conversion opportunities and will strengthe…
Found in Miami urges residents to support tourism sector
The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau has unveiled the evolution of its Found in Miami global marketing campaign to tourism partners.The campaign, originally launched in June 2017, calls …
Discovery Bicycle Tours has new owner
Woodstock, Vermont-based Discovery Bicycle Tours has been acquired by Scott and Thistle Cone.The 41-year-old company had been owned by Larry and Dawn Niles for the past 27 years. The Cones completed t…
New travel trade marketing manager for Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport has appointed a new travel trade marketing manager, as the gateway gears up for its busiest ever summer.Olivia Bussey has joined the UK’s third busiest airport after previousl…
Qatar Airways launches summer service to Málaga, Spain
The first Qatar Airways direct non-stop flight from Doha to Málaga has touched down at Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport, where it was welcomed by a celebratory water cannon salute.The flight…
Saxon Hotel commemorates birth of Mandela with new package
To mark the forthcoming centenary of the birth of the late South African president and philanthropist, Nelson Mandela, The Saxon Hotel, Villas & Spa and Shambala Private Game Reserve are introduci…
Brazilian Tourism Sector To Get Out Of Crisis In 2020
An exclusive survey on the Brazilian tourism sector conducted by the National Confederation for the Trade of Goods, Services and Tourism (CNC), for the National Congress of Hotels (Conotel), shows tha…
Qantas joins Amadeus NDC-X program
Qantas has become the latest airline to join the Amadeus NDC-X program.Amadeus will connect to the Qantas Distribution Platform and deliver NDC content to travel sellers.This will allow travel sellers…
Universal Orlando hotel opens Jurassic World suites
The Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando unveiled its Jurassic World Kids’ Suites, where guests will “enter the world where velociraptors, pterodactyls and even the Indominus re…